MPs have again rejected a Labour Energy Bill amendment to widen the grace
period criteria for wind farms affected by the early closure of the
Renewables Obligation.
Energy Secretary Amber Rudd’s motion to block shadow energy spokesman Lord
Grantchester’s amendment 7TB was passed by 286 votes to 260.
Labour’s latest Energy Bill amendment would have allowed for four wind
farms in addition to the government-backed grace period projects.
The amendment made provision to widen the grace period until 31 March 2017
for wind farms where the relevant planning authority had resolved to grant
planning permission by 18 June 2015 and had issued legal agreements by 18
September.
Lord Grantchester’s amendment that passed in the House of Lords on 26 April
would have resulted in an extra 66.3MW capacity, with all four schemes
based in Scotland.
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